State v. Kimball

Michael Wayne Kimball appeals from the judgment and sentence imposed upon his conviction of first-degree murder. He contends that this court should direct the lower court to enter a “not guilty” verdict or, in the alternative, reverse the conviction and order a new trial. We decline to grant any relief and affirm the judgment and sentence.

The State’s direct evidence of the murder of June Yone-kawa on the streets of downtown Seattle at about 11:15 p.m. on the night of May 27, 1974, consisted primarily of the eyewitness testimony of Charles Kiyonaga, who viewed the attack from his automobile as…